Group beckons on Emefiele to join presidential race

A group, The Mass Interest Project, has urged governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, to throw his hat in the ring for the 2023 presidential election.

In a statement, titled, ‘The Charge 2023’, yesterday, the group argued that the country’s next president should be an experienced entrepreneur or a business leader.

It said the person best suited to take over the mantle of leadership in the country is no other but the CBN governor.

Although Emefiele has not openly declared interest in contesting the election, several groups in the past few weeks have called on him to join the race, saying Nigeria is at a point where technocrats are needed to take over the reins of power and steer the country out of its current predicament.

The Mass Interest Project cited the interventions Emefiele made to boost the economy through fiscal and monetary policies that got Nigeria out of two recessions in the past five years.

The statement reads in part: “As expected, there is already tension across the country. From East to West, North to South, Nigerians are beginning to feel the heat, as political gladiators perfect their art to play with ruthless efficiency.

‘’These are men and some women who are well versed in political deception, intimidation, blackmail, and are also experts in the art of violence, which they readily deploy to exact vengeance or force compliance to their will and desire.”

“Yes, we are on the march, in search of the next leader of our country. Behold, we have found a man with proven track record of loyalty, patriotism and understanding for sustainable development; a man, whose name connotes a date with destiny.

“Godwin Ifeanyichukwu Emefiele, would you lead our people on this march for a better Nigeria? Would you lead The Charge 2023?”